Tuesday, 1 August 2017

The Lost Boys 30th anniversary: 13 things you may not know about the film

It’s the film that established Haim and Feldman as The Two Coreys, spawned a series of increasingly dodgy direct-to-DVD sequels, and made vampires cool long before the arrival of the likes of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, True Blood and the Twilight franchise.
Thirty years to the day that it first hit cinemas on the other side of the Atlantic (July 31), here’s a look at 13 things you may not know about the classic 80s horror comedy that is The Lost Boys.


Inspired by the forever young story of Peter Pan, The Lost Boys featured in the original screenplay were written as ‘Goonie-type 5th to 6th grade kid vampires.’
But director Joel Schumacher hated the idea and only agreed to make the film if the characters were changed into teenagers.

Director Joel Schumacher wasn’t the first choice

However, Schumacher only got the chance to come on board when the film’s executive producer decided to pass on taking the director’s chair.
Richard Donner was originally supposed to reunite with The Goonies star Corey Feldman before opting to helm the first Lethal Weapon movie instead.



 

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